Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1887-09-24

AoAi 1OcLl1u ouCCL.t Liz passenger
car OF the Liverpool train was completely
telescoped over the next succeeding cars.
Both trains were badly wrecked and The
ground in the vicinity is strewn with
splinters. The dying and the injured lay
grooming and bleeding for long time be-
sufferings. Twenty-four persons were killed
ana seventy injured, number fatally.
NORTHWESTERN NEWS.
At Sioux City, Iowa, the Munchrath
jury reached verdict about O'Clock Sun
day afternoon. The court was Immediate
" called and upon being canvassed, an
nounced its verdict, as manslaughter. The
extreme sentence for this offense in Iowa
is eight years. Judge Wakefield announced
that sentence would be pronounced Monday.
September goth. Munchrath received the
verdict calmly. He remains at liberty mn
on his bond. The jury took but two ballots
on the question of guilt, the remaining ball
i dict beng on the degree Of guilt The
celved with general approval. There is
great probability of further developments
In the great case soon, aud it is not improb-
able that Munchrath will yet turn states
evidence and divulge the inside of the
others of the defendants and conspirators
will be brought to trial.
The Minnesota State Fair closed ON
the 18th, the exhibition and all features
having been satisfactory and successful
and one of the best in the history of rho
State Agricultural Society. The climax Of
tn the az Ear w was upon the last day when from
the sham battle between 800 Veterans
and g. A. R. men. The receipts of the day
aggregated about $4,000, being eoualiyy
divided between the Society and the
T. e. = A. !. Z: Posts participating. The con
Gen. Lucius Fairchild of Wisconsin and
Col. Bobletter of the 2nd Mimi, N. G. In
the mimic battle the spectators saw the
forms and evolutions of real war in
remarkably minute detail and with
soldlerly precision, relieved of course, of
field.
The Sioux City, Iowa, corn palace
and harvest jubilee festival will open here
Oct. and continue until Oct 8. The pro-
gramme includes: Grand day and NIGHT
parades each day, military, civic agricul-
tural. mechanic al, trade, labor and fantas
TIC; grand fambeau parade by Sioux CITY
Flambeau club Of leo members; two grand
instrumental concerts every day; Indian
"
gramme every day; grand inbilee corn
costume ball; grand band tournament. and
prizes for agricultural exhibits. The corn
palace is intended to call the attention Of
the world more generally to the cereal corn,
The corn palace is to be gigantic and
handsome building, made of the grains and
products of this section-chiefiy maize or
corn-the whole designed by skilled
architect and tastefully arranged by ex-
perienced hands.
The annual election of the Northern
Pacific R. R., took place at New York. The
following was the only ticket for directors
in the field: August Belmont, Frederick
Billings, John v Brookman, BENJAMIN P,
Cheney, Robert Harris, Brayton Ives,
v99mas F. 8 0ake ? Charles B. Wright Henry
Colby, Colgate Hoyt and John B. Trevor.
Many heavy stockholders were present,
prominent among them being Henry
Willard who voted on 100000 shares of
stock. The vote cast is believed to be the
The reports of President Harris early re-.
tirement are confirmed but it is said that he
will retain his position until the Cascade
division through the Stampede pass tunnel
is completed, and will he succeeded by Vice
President Cakes.
A negro cook named Joe Dixon, en-
ployed at the Hotel Beaumont, Onray, Col,
had fancied grievance against Miss Ella
Day, a waitress, and shot her four times
effect in her arms and the other in her
breast. Dixon was arrested and Jailed.
A mob went to the jail for the purpose of
lynchlng the negro. they captured the
guard but failed to gain an entrance Thew
then saturated all parts of the building with
coal OIL and set tire to it. The fire depart
ment came out and in the attempt to ex-
tinguish the flames drowned the negro.
whose body was roasted in the burning
building The wounded girl is not expected
to recover.
1t has been discovered in the case of
Maud Comston, lying upon a bed of
languishing and suffering and possible
death, at Minneapolis, in consequence of
the unspeakably brutal assault upon her
by Hal Reid, that her spine is dis1ocated.
She is reduced to mere skeleton and her
recovery is doubtful. As the poor girl and
her family are necessitous q fund for her
benefit is being raised to provide her with
the comforts her condition demands.
Three physicians have volunteered to care
for her professionally, and their testimony
is that she was a chaste simple-minded
girl, and the assault upon her unparalleled
tor its lnhumanity.
The case of David B. Staples
charged with an attempt to kill Charles A.
Winship of Minneapolis, was called for trial
at Freeport, Ills On an affidavit of the
defendant that his mind was impaired by
drink at the time he committed the assault.
and that he could prove it by physicians
from Saltwater, the case was continued
until the December term of court. Charles
A. Winship and John B. Atwater of Min
neapolis were in the court ROOM STABLES
is much discouraged in consequence of not
being able to secure bail. He went back to
jail Staples has sent to Saltwater for
friends who are expected to reach Free
port soon when bail may be secured
At Sioux City, Iowa, the case of
Sylvester Granda, one Of the defendants
charged with the murder of DR.. Paddock.
was set for trial in the district court By
agreement of counsel the case was post
poDed to the November term, and the case
of John ArensdOrf, the principal defendant.
was set for trial Nov. ii. Arensdorf was
agree. The result of the Munchrath case
has had the effect of reyiving public
interest in the prosecution Of those charged
with the assassination, and there Is now
faith that justice will be done. : =
The sale Of the Eastern division Of
the divisional branches of the Central Iowa
railway has taken place at Marshalltown,
Quoted the sale. They were bought by
James Thompson Of New York for the Stick
ney reOrganiZation committees The Eastern
division brought $3.50 90 and the hrannhas